Last Updated on March 1, 2023 by Lori Geurin
Find out the keys to aging with grace in this simple guide to aging gracefully.
Know anyone who seems to be aging in reverse? It’s the goal to which many of us endeavor: aging with grace. It’s easy to feel a little blue about getting older when your body doesn’t work as well as it used to. There’s nothing you can do to reverse time and age backward like Benjamin Button.
But rather than letting health problems spiral out of control, there’s a lot you can do (whether you’re growing older or still young) to make sure your later years of life are happy and healthy ones. This simple guide gives you practical advice about how you can safeguard your health for the future and enjoy wellness for life.
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Timeless Guide To Aging With Grace
1. Eat Healthy Foods And Exercise
These are two pieces of advice we’re given from a very young age. It’s obviously it’s not only reserved for the old. People need to be looking after their bodies by eating healthy and exercising throughout your life.
It’s not just a matter of maintaining a healthy weight, even though that’s the main focus for many people when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. Eating well and staying physically active both have many health benefits that will help you as you continue to age.
Let’s look at these two in a bit more detail before moving on.
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EATING HEALTHY
Eating a balanced diet full of the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals your body needs is the first step towards safeguarding your health. You need fiber to support a well-functioning digestive system, iron to prevent fatigue, and protein to help your body grow stronger. All of these things can be found in vegetables, fruit, meat, healthy fats, and a variety of other healthy foods.
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It’s not healthy to eat too few calories or to overeat. Find a balance and moderate your intake of all kinds of food. Find joy in eating ave a little dark chocolate with some coconut butter. Yum!
Even coffee, in moderation, can prevent diseases and promote healthy hair. The point is that you don’t need to live on salad like a rabbit, but eating only junk food is obviously not healthy either.
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EXERCISE
Of course, eating well is only one part of looking after your body as you age. Think about ways you can keep yourself physically active. You might not be able to move as quickly or do strenuous rounds of exercise as you did when you were younger (and you probably don’t want to damage your joints or injure yourself in any other way). But it’s still important to keep your body moving so you can keep your heart healthy, reduce excess fat, and keep your mind alert and active.
If you have exercise intolerance be sure to take it easy and don’t do too much or exert yourself too hard or you could feel exhausted for days.
All of these things become more important as you get older. Your mental and physical state can deteriorate if you don’t keep yourself active and no one wants that. So stay active and eat healthy nutrient-dense food.
“Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional.”
WALT DISNEY
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2. Protect Your Senses
As you get older, your senses can start to change. The majority of people experience it. Your eyesight may start to fade once you hit your thirties or forties. Your hearing will probably be less acute than it once was.
Still, while your senses are likely to fade, the extent to which they fade can be partially up to you and depends on how well you look after your body. For example, failing to get glasses will only lead you to strain your eyes and damage them further.
With regards to bad hearing, you should really look into getting a hearing aid fitting as soon as possible once you notice that you can’t hear things as clearly as you once could. Again, counteracting poor hearing with solutions such as turning up the volume on your speakers will only damage your ears further. You may not be able to hear as well, but loud noises do the same damage to your hearing as anyone else. Consider the causes of hearing loss and see if there’s something you can do to reverse the problem.
It’s also important to get your eyes and ears checked often for other health issues. This is important whether you’re young or old.
3. Keep Your Mind Healthy
We’ve looked at ways to do this throughout the article. Keeping your body healthy really helps your mind stay alert and active. Eating well and exercising can help keep anxiety and depression at bay.
The key is to keep yourself busy and occupied so that your brain keeps making new connections. That can help stave off dementia and other memory problems which can affect elderly people.
You might consider keeping a mindfulness journal to write down your thoughts and feelings. Writing about your emotions is healthy and therapeutic. Plus, it can keep your mind sharp and active.
On a more basic level, however, make sure to get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation doesn’t just affect your energy levels but it impacts your concentration.
“Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.”
DAVID BOWIE
4. Do What You Love
The Golden Years are the perfect time to start new hobbies in your free time, join a social club, or spend more time with family and friends. Maybe there’s something you’ve always wanted to do. This is the perfect time to explore new interests, learn about topics that intrigue you, and find joy in the simple things in life.
(Here are 100 low-cost hobbies to pique your curiosity.)
You might like writing in a gratitude journal because it’s a wonderful reminder of all the good in life. Developing a grateful heart takes a little practice but the benefits of practicing gratitude are pretty amazing.
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Summary – Age With Grace
Aging gracefully comes down to taking care of yourself. Eating healthy foods, keeping your mind sharp, doing things you love, and exercising your body can help you enjoy a long, healthy life.
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What are your tips for aging with grace?
I need to eat healthier. I try and make good decisions, but right now I’m focused on trying to eat in more than eating out to help.
This is a great goal, Lindsey! Living busy lives makes it more challenging to eat a home, but making it a priority definitely helps!
Sleep is just everything now – I cannot function without my eight hours! Thanks for the rest of the tips.
I hear you – Sleep is so important. Thanks!
These are really important things to remember. I am in my thirties now and I have had a recent eye exam but working on the computer is not the best for my eyes. Thanks for the tips. ?
I totally understand what you’re saying about working on the computer. I spend time working on mine each day. I tried to take stretching and walking breaks throughout the day and it really helps. Thanks for sharing!
Great tips for aging. I am starting to worry about it now. I just turned 50 and have changed my eating habits.
Thanks, Cynthia! How great that you are making such healthy choices.